Definitions
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- noun idiomatic A person who spends excessive amounts of time using a
computer .
Etymologies
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Comes from couch potato and a computer mouse.
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mialuthien commented on the word mouse potato
See couch potato.
July 23, 2008
devans00 commented on the word mouse potato
Someone who spends all their time on the computer surfing the net or playing games. Similar to couch potato.
You spent seven hours on the internet creating meanings for words on urban dictionary? Wow, You're such a mouse potato
Urban Dictionary
July 23, 2008